“Work as if you lived in the early days of a better nation.”—Alasdair Gray.

“If these are the early days of a better nation, there must be hope, and a hope of peace is as good as any, and far better than a hollow hoarding greed or the dry lies of an aweless god.”—Graydon Saunders

On Thursday 17th February (i.e. this Thursday) I'm taking part in a free but ticketed event at the LSE, with Paul McAuley and Jon Courtenay Grimwood. It's part of the LSE Literary Festival, Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 February 2011, which is on the theme of 'Crossing Borders'.